Objective General Knowledge

Q. Who was founder of the All India Trade Union Congress?
1 M.N.Joshi
2 Lala Lajpat Rai
3 Muzaffar Ahmed
4 J.L.Nehru
Ans: 2
Q. Who was awarded the Indira Gandhi peace prize of the year 2010?
1 Bangladesh PM, Sheikh Hasina
2 Sri Lankan President Mahendra Rajapaksa
3 German President Dr. Horst Koehler
4 South Korean Premier Lee Myung Bak
Ans: 1
Q. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independence?
1 J. B. Kripalini
2 Sardar Patel
3 J. L. Nehru
4 Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: 1
Q. Planing Commission is a -
1 Political body
2 Non-political body
3 Quasi-political body
4 Statutory body
Ans: 3
Q. Panchayats -
1 Are entitled to Government grants only
2 Are authorised to levy and collect taxes, duties, tolls and fees
3 Have no power to levy taxes
4 Are authorised to levy taxes only
Ans: 2
Q. Who was the first Indian selected as a member of British Parliament?
1 Dada Bhai Naoroji
2 M.K.Gandhi
3 J.L.Nehru
4 None of the above
Ans: 1
Q. Laura Chin Chilla is the First Woman President of -
1 Argentina
2 Costa Rica
3 Brazil
4 Chilie
Ans: 2
Q. Where was the first World Classical Tamil Conference held?
1 Trichinapalli
2 Coimbatore
3 Chennai
4 Mammallapuram (Mahabalipuram)
Ans: 2
Q. The main Buddhist religious texts are written in--
1 Sanskrit
2 Pali
3 Ardhamagadhi
4 Prakrit
Ans: 2
Q. World's biggest solar power station opened in -
1 UK
2 USA
3 Japan
4 Spain
Ans: 4